Poultry roost



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Application February 12, 1-948, Serial No. '7;842

L 40mins. (o1. 119- 24) The above and other objects may be attained byemploying thisv invention which embodies among its ieatures a pair ofspaced vertical imbu :lar standards, a carriage movable verticallyadjacent the upper-end of each standard, perches carried by andextending horizontally between the carriages, a cable coupled topeachcarriage and extended upwardly over the upper end of and down into theinterior of an adjacent standaid, and a zcounter halancing spring withineach standard coupled at .one end to a cable and at :its opposite end toits respective standard.

Other features include an arm pivoted on each side of each standard,supporting bars carried :by and extending horizontally between the armson opposite standards, links pivotally coupled to the carriages and tothe arms to cause said arms to spread as the carriages ,move downwardlyunder the weight or a lfowl on a perch, and a receiving apron offlexible sheet material carried by the supporting ha-rs and errtendingbetween thestandards.

Still other features include crossed actuatin levers pivotedintermediate their-ends to each standard pin and slot connectionscoupling the upper B11615 of the actuating levers to the Siffllls andaretractile coil spring coupled to and extending between the lowerends ofpair of actuating levers.

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.Figure -1 is a top plan view of a poultry roost embodying the featuresof this invention;

Figure 2 is aside view of the poultry roost illustrated in Figure .l;

Figure 3 is an end view, on a slightly enlarged scale, of the poultry.roosti'llustratedin Flgure 1, showing the roost in open position, witha portion thereof in section; 7 V

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on an enlarged scale takensubstantially along the line fl--4 of Figure '2, with portions of thebase shown in section;

Figure 5 is :a fragmentary enlarged sectional view of the device takensubstantially along the line 5-- 5 of Figure 1; f

Figure 6 :is a fragmentary enlarged top zontal sectional view takensubstantially on the line 6--6 of Figure 4; and 1 Figure {I is anenlarged detail view partially :in

section showing the connection of the apron supporting "bars and thelevers, and airagment the apron. V g V Referring to the drawings indetail this improved poultry roost comprises a pair of spaced verticalstandards designated generally 1.0 each of which is formed of a tubularhody 1i mounted a suitable 'base i2 which may he "bolted or otherwiseattached to :a .fioor or other supporting eoriace. The upper end of eachstandard :is open and has welded or otherwise rigidly fixed thereto asuitable housing l3 having opposed V adjacent its upper end withspacedapertures ifor the reception of pivot pins 25. .i'IEhe upper :endsof the standards iii arejoined-hy a longitudnrally extending tie 'bar:24 which cooperates with the base plates 1 2 in holding the standards:in spaced parallel relation. I V

Mounted for verticalsliding movement on each standard near its upperendis a sleeve 122.car1yinga ,cross bar 23 which extends perpendicularlywith relation to the standard, and supported at opposite :ends of eachcross -bar '23 is a depending .bracketfl l. fixed at opposite en'dstothe brackets 25 on opposite cross bars 23 are perches 25 which extendlongitudinally of the roost in parallel relation to the tie her 2!. Itwill thus :be seen thatthe perches 25 will be free to :move filial-1C1down with the cross bars 23.

Pivotally connected as at .26 to each :cross bar :23 intermediate itsrespective sleeve 22 and the depending brackets vEli are links 211, tothe upper ends of which arexconnected cables 28 which .as illustrated infigures .5 and ,6 are trained over the guide pulleys l6 and joinedtogether at their adjacent ends to form a loop 29 which is coupled tothe upper end of the spring 58 in anzadjacen-t standard it. It will thusbe .seen that .the carriages formed by the sleeves 2'2 and cross bars:23

'will he held upwardly under yielding force as illustrated in Figures:1, Z and 4;

.Pivotally mounted on the pivot pins :20 carried hythe pl-ates :LB are,arms all,andipivotallycoupled as still to the 1&0 intermediate theirtends are the ends of the links 2'! remote from the pivots 26. Hence asthe perches moves downwardly, the cross bars 23 will likewise movedownwardly and cause the links 21 to spread the arms into the positionillustrated in Figures 3 and 5. Extending between the arms 3!} onopposite sides of the standards, and fixed adjacent the ends of the arms30 remote from the pivots 2%] are supporting bars 32. These bars 32 lieparallel to the tie rod 2!, and looped around said supporting bars 32are opposite side edges of an apron 33 which is formed of a suitableflexible sheet material. When the arms 39 are extended as illustrated inFigure 3 the apron 33 lies below the perches 25 to collect any droppingsfrom a fowl or fowls occupying the perches. Formed in the arms 38between the pivots 2i! and the pivots 3! are elongated slots 34 thepurpose of which will presently appear.

Pivotally connected to each anchoring pin l! to which the lower ends ofthe springs are connected are crossed actuating levers 35, the upperends of which are pierced to receive guide pins 36 which are received inthe slots 36 in the arms Bil in order to effect a pivotal and slidingconnection between the upper ends of the actuating levers and the arms30. A retractile coil spring 3! extends between each pair of actuatinglevers 35 and is coupled thereto adjacent the lower ends of said levers35 in such a manner as to exert pull thereon when the latter are spreadas illustrated in Figure 3.

In use the device is set up within the enclosure with which it is to beused by attaching the base plates l2 to the floor thereof so as tosupport the columns H] in spaced vertical relation. The upper ends ofthe standards are coupled by the tie bar 2! and the supporting bars 32,together with the apron are then mounted on the arms at in any suitablemanner so that the apron 33 hangs down between the standards illsubstantially as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 4. In this position thesleeves 22 and cross bars 23 will be in elevated position so that theperches 25 are supported near the top of the device. When a fowl lightson a perch, its Weight will be suflicient to overcome the tension of thesprings it and 37 so that the sleeves 22 and cross bars 23 will movedownwardly thus causing the arms 30 to swing outwardly into the positionillustrated in Figure 3 so as to spread the apron 33 below the perches.Simultaneously with the outward movement of the arms 39, the crossedactuating levers 35 will be moved about their pivots I! so as to extendthe springs 31. When the fowls leave the perches 25 it will be obviousthat the springs l8 and 37 will contract, thus causing the parts to moveinto folded position as illustrated in Figure 4, so as to be out of theway of an attendant while the enclosure is being cleaned.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A poultry roost comprising a pair of spaced vertical tubularstandards, each standard having an upper end, a carriage movablevertically on each standard adjacent the upper end thereof, perchescarried by and extending horizontally between the carriages, a cablecoupled to each carriage and extending upwardly over and down into theinterior of an adjacent standard and a counter-balancing spring withineach standard coupled to an adjacent cable and to its respectivestandard.

2. A poultry roost comprising a pair of spaced vertical tubularstandards, each standard having an upper end, a carriage movablevertically on each standard adjacent the upper end thereof, perchescarried by and extending horizontally between the carriages, a cablecoupled to each carriage and extending upwardly over and down into theinterior of an adjacent standard, a counterbalancing spring within eachstandard coupled to an adjacent cable and to its respective standard, anarm pivotally carried on each side of each standard, supporting barscarried by and extending horizontally between the arms on oppositestandards, links pivotally coupled to the carriages and to the arms tocause the arms to spread as the carriages move downwardly under theweight of a fowl on a perch, and a dropping receiving apron of flexiblesheet material carried by the supporting bars.

3. A poultry roost comprising a pair of spaced vertical tubularstandards, each standard having an upper end, a carriage movablevertically on each standard adjacent the upper end thereof, perchescarried by and extending horizontally between the carriages, a cablecoupled to each carriage and extending upwardly and down into theinterior of an adjacent standard, a counter-balancing spring within eachstandard coupled to an adjacent cable and to its respective standard, anarm pivotally carried on each side of each standard, supporting barscarried by and extending horizontally between the arms on oppositestandards, links pivotally coupled to the carriages and to the arms tocause the arms to spread as the carriages move downwardly under theweight of a fowl on a perch, a dropping receiving apron of flexiblesheet material carried by the supporting bars, crossed actuating leverspivoted to each standard, pin and slot connections coupling theactuating levers to the arms, and a retractile coil spring coupled toand extending between each pair of actuating levers.

4. A poultry roost comprising a pair of spaced vertical tubularstandards, each standard having an upper end, a carriage movablevertically on each standard adjacent the upper end thereof, perchescarried by and extending horizontally be tween the carriages, an armpivotally carried on each side of each standard, supporting bars carriedby and extending horizontally between the arms on opposite standards,links pivotally coupled to the carriages and to the arms to cause thearms to spread as the carriages move downwardly under the weight of afowl on a perch, a dropping receiving apron of flexible sheet materialcarried by the supporting bars, crossed actuating levers pivoted to eachstandard, pin and slot conhections coupling the actuating levers to thearms and a retractile coil spring coupled to and extending between eachpair of actuating levers.

NICHOLAS J. ROTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following. references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 920,135 Harrod May 1, 19091,213,526 Michaud Jan. 23, 1917

